Prometey starters scored 78 points to post a 87-59 win over Kibirkštis MRU on Sunday, March 14, at Kamianske Sports palace. The second quarterfinal game will be played tomorrow at 17:00.
Players of the game
Keshunan James led all scorers with 25 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field.
Murray State standout grabbed 12 rebounds and stole the ball five times for a game high efficiency rating of 33.
Bernice Mosby also posted a double-double, finishing with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Baylor graduate forced five fouls for a efficiency rating of 30.
Oksana Mollova also stole the ball five times and scored 14 points.
Olha Dubrovina added nine points and seven assists.
Vita Horobets had six points, while Viktoriia Kondus gave a spark from the bench and scored five points.
Livija Sakevičiūte replied with 14 points and three steals before she was fouled out.
Gabriela Sulske had 11 points.
Key stats
Prometey registered 16 steals and forced 25 turnovers, compared to seven steals and 14 forced turnovers for Kibirkštis.
The Fire Starters scored 33 points off turnovers. The Sparks – 6.
Both teams were tied in the battle of rebounds (39-39, offensive rebounds 11-11) and assists (22-22).
Prometey dominated in fast breaks (19-2) and destroyed the opponents in the second half (49-25).
Kibirkštis struggled from the three point line, connecting just 1-of-17 attempted shots.
Schedule (local time only)
(A1) Prometey – Kibirkštis MRU (B4)
March 14, game one, Kamianske: 87-59
Monday, March 15, Kamianske, 17:00
(A4) SBŠ Ostrava – TTT Rīga (B1)
March 2, game one, Riga: 57-89
March 3, game two, Riga: 55-89
Rīga wins the series: 112-178
Semifinal picture
Prometey/Kibirkštis – Young Angels/Horizont
TTT Rīga – Pieštanske Čajky/Nika
THE PLAYOFFS 2020
(A1) Žabiny Brno 153-92 SBŠ Ostrava (B4)
(A2) Pieštanske Čajky 155-126 Rostov Don SFEDU (B3)
(A3) Nika Syktyvkar 128-145 Tsmoki Minsk (B2)
(A4) Orange Lions 133-167 Dynamo Novosibirsk (B1)
THE PLAYOFFS 2019
(A1) Tsmoki Minsk 122-107 Pieštanske Čajky (B4)
(A2) A3 Basket 143-159 Žabiny Brno (B3)
(A3) Rostov Don SFEDU 177-166 Lulea Basket (B2)
(A4) Olimpia Grodno 121-188 TTT Rīga (B1)
THE PLAYOFFS 2018
(A1) Good Angels 151-107 Pieštanske Čajky (B4)
(A2) Al Riyadi 123-144 Dynamo Moscow (B3)
(A3) Lulea Basket 172-173 Udominate (B2)
(A4) Liepājas Papīrs 108-179 TTT Rīga (B1)
Final Four history
Rīga 2016: TTT Rīga, Basket 90 Gdynia, Astana Tigers, Tsmoki Minsk
Košice 2017: Good Angels Košice, TTT Rīga, Dynamo Moscow, Basket 90 Gdynia
Rīga 2018: Good Angels Košice, TTT Rīga, Dynamo Moscow, Udominate Basket
Rostov on Don 2019: TTT Rīga, Tsmoki Minsk, Rostov Don SFEDU, Žabiny Brno
Brno 2020: season five cancelled due to pandemic (Žabiny Brno-Tsmoki, Novosibirsk-Pieštany)
FORMAT
Playoffs: March 2-16, 2021; best-of-two
A1 – B4, A2 – B3, B2 – A3, B1 – A4
Final Four: April 2021
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